1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, R.7, PR63 Brown
NGC. Ex: Lemus Collection. Liberty faces left and wears a
coronet inscribed LIBERTY. She is surrounded by IN GOD WE TRUST and
thirteen stars. The portrait resembles that on the legendary 1877
Half Union patterns. On the reverse, an eagle with spread wings
holds an olive branch and three arrows. E PLURIBUS UNUM is arranged
above in gothic letters. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. The
Pollock subvariety with the B in PLURIBUS beneath the right side of
the second T in STATES. This representative is fully struck and
unabraded. The obverse offers deep aquamarine and mahogany patina,
with hints of lavender and cherry-red near the rim. The reverse is
also fully toned, and displays rose-red centers and sea-green
margins. As of (12/10), NGC has certified only three specimens of
Judd-1555 in all grades.Ex: Danny Arnold Collection and Romisa Collection (Bowers and
Merena, 9/1984), lot 401; Lemus Collection (Heritage, 1/2009), lot
1892. (PCGS# 61916)